Bilateral Suprazygomatic Maxillary and Bilateral Greater Palatine Nerve Block for Perioperative Analgesia during Palatoplasty

Comparative Study of Bilateral Suprazygomatic Maxillary and Bilateral Greater Palatine Nerve Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Palatoplasty

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201511001350302

Enrollment

Registered

2015-11-16

Start date

2014-11-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Paediatrics Analgesia

Interventions

Group GPN

Group SMN

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: children from 6 months to 5 years old. ASA I-III. Scheduled to undergo palatoplasty.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Bleeding disorders. Skin lesions or wounds at site of proposed needle insertion. Children having co-morbid conditions like congenital heart disease, respiratory pathology and CVS disorders. Children posted for combined procedures like palatoplasty with cheiloplasty or submucosal alveolar bone grafting. Known hypersensitivity to local anesthetics or opioids. Lack of parental consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain assessment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hemodynamic parameters (systolic, diastolic arterial blood pressure and heart rate) ;Number of fentanyl doses required ;Patients requiring rescue analgesia	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAhmed Abd El-Hamid

Assistant professor

bashaahmad@yahoo.com+201005204130

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026